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Moreland trustees review 2025–26 budget assumptions as enrollment and special-education costs drive projections
Summary
District staff told the board the 2025–26 general fund budget assumes about 3,753 students, a 2.3% COLA and 95.77% ADA; staff flagged special-education costs and enrollment as the largest long-term pressures and described steps to reduce preschool contributions and use one-time grants to balance near-term projections.
Board members reviewed the Moreland School District's draft 2025–26 general fund budget on June 10, with staff forecasting 3,753 students in the October funding count, a 2.3% cost-of-living adjustment and planning assumptions tied to average daily attendance.
District Chief Business staff described why special-education expenses and enrollment trends are the budget's primary risk. Staff said the district budgets on a three-year average attendance-based funding formula (LCFF) and is assuming 95.77% ADA for 2025–26 after a recent recovery from post‑COVID declines.
The presentation laid out key assumptions: an estimated statewide TK add‑on that supports the 10:1 TK…
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